This tutorial reveals how artist Dan Mumford creates a poster for a special show by the aggressive and spittle-flecked Watford punks Gallows, where the band played their debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, in its entirety.
Still as popular as ever, photomontage is initially one of the easiest techniques to learn. But achieving photorealistic results can be a challenge. In this tutorial, Mike Harrison shows you how, by blending a number of photos together.
Create a frosted, ice-cold effect that’s straight out of a vodka ad.
Photo manipulation is all about blending pictures together so the overall image fits. This is what Maxime Quoilin is going to demonstrate in this photo manipulation tutorial.
James May shows how to create a 16-bit arcade game character based on a photo, using Photoshop's colour palette and the Pencil tool.
Photoshop expert Mark Mayers shows you how to mix pixels and spray paint to create edgy urban art.
Illustrator Charles Williams shows you how to create an elegant logotype with a 3D finish. You’ll then learn how to integrate it successfully into a photograph to give a naturalistic result.
Look beyond the surface and create intriguing X-ray images, as Mark Mayers reveals how to do this simply and stylishly in Photoshop.
Paul Holland combines pencil drawings with the power of Photoshop to create a unique look
Here Derek Lea shows you how to create an offbeat creature using Illustrator’s 3D Revolve effect, complete with a mouth, an eye and scaly skin that are simple to draw and wrap to the body and head.
Fabio Sasso shows you how you can create retro lighting effects in Photoshop without resorting to plug-ins – and with a degree of control that means you get the look you want without the trial-and-error aspect of the iPhone apps.
In this design, self-employed artist Tom Starley uses basic colours, shapes and brush strokes to create a well balanced, euphoric image with a hint of the fetal about it.
Alex Lokhman outlines the features of Apple’s ad design tool
Blending water can be difficult, but Jennifer Cirpici pulls it off using a mix of stock images and a few deft tricks
A stock image gets a vibrant makeover courtesy of Mart Biemans and some clever use of Photoshop’s Ellipse tool
Here Damien Vignaux -- aka elroy -- shows you how he created an artwork for his band The Escapists – a techno act comprised of Damien and Leonizer records boss Léonard De Léonard.
The iconic vintage American poster is one of the most emulated designs of all time. Fabio Sasso shows how it’s done
Eric Van Den Boom reveals how simple lines and patterns can give an old-school sporty artwork the illusion of movement
Vida Vega achieves traditional matte painting techniques using blending modes in Photoshop and After Effects